Sustainable Hotel of the Year: Sunset Reef, St Kitts

There’s no air conditioning here. But wait. Not the way you think. This tiny boutique perched on a beachfront cliffside in St Kitts gets its energy (and its remarkable cooling system) from the only geothermal system of its kind in the Caribbean, part of what guests quickly realize is a fantastically technolgically advanced hotel, matched in its dedication by a broad focus on sustainability. The combination, as hotel management says, is “luxury with no footprint.” That means everything from a constantly heated pool to a new solar system to an all-day focus on delivering authentic Kittitian experiences. In other words, it’s the model for a sustainable hotel in the Caribbean.